Kimura Mei

"The princess character of AKB0048, 152nd generation understudy, called Mei-chan and KimuMei, I am Kimura Mei."

Mei is one of the understudies of AKB0048. She is part of the 152nd generation, and is known for her princess-like character. In the future, she wishes to become Kashiwagi Yuki, but it is speculated if she isn't going to become Kasai Tomomi despite that. On Akibastar, she is also known by her nicknames, Mei-chan (めいちゃん) and KimuMei (きむめい).

Appearance
Mei as relatively short, wavy hair. She has bangs that are usually let down, or swept to the side elegantly. She has a fuller figure, and is also moderately tall. Her eyes are silver, and have heart-lining in them. Her hair does also have heart linings in it. She has a good fashion sense, and can easily tell what will be "in" and what won't in a few weeks. Considering this, she has a stylish and sophisticated clothing-style.

Personality
While Mei's onstage character is very much like a snobby princess, she is really a big sweetheart. She does always her best to remember names, even if she has troubles with siblings. She always wants to make sure that everyone is comfortable - even going as far as making herself uncomfortable in the process. She is completely horrible at telling jokes, and at times, that is what brings laughs.

Mei's onstage character, however, is the complete opposite of her normal behaviour. This is due to nervousness that she always gets when she's making a public appearance. She turns snobby and superior, and does at times act like no-one else is in the room, because "she is above everyone else". She also gets a bit selfish, and spoilt.

History
Being born on Saharastar, Mei is used to hot temperatures, and has a hard time getting sunburnt. She does, however, feel a bit uncomfortable wearing a swimsuit, because most planets have a colder climate than Saharastar and she does easily get cold when she isn't wearing very much clothes.

Mei lived with her older brother, Kimura Shouta, all her life. He has taken care of her since she was three, and she doesn't know who her real parents are. She doesn't care either. Shouta was always very supportive of Mei's dreams, and was the first one to cheer her on when she said that she had applied for the auditions.

Encountering AKB0048
Mei encountered 00 when she was 5, and AKB0048 came and held a concert on Saharastar. Mei wasn't very keen on joining them at that age, but her dream eventually grew on her, and she decided that she wanted to join.

Relationships

 * -|Successors =

Shinoda Mariko the 12th - Sempai

Akimoto Sayaka the 15th - Sempai

Sato Amina the 6th - Sempai

Motomiya Hikari - Manager and producer Takayama Ai - Sempai
 * -|Staff =
 * -|150th Generation =

Inoue Megumi - Sempai

Takanashi Yukari - Sempai

Hoshimiya Aoi - Sempai

Hoshikawa Rei - Sempai

Itano Tomorin - Sempai

Hikami Yumeko - Sempai

Ito Hotaru - Sempai

Suzuno Natsuki - Sempai

Suzuno Sakura - Sempai

Samuikaze Ran - Sempai

Harune Diamond - Sempai

Taiyamoto Akano - Sempai Miyabi Honoka - Sempai
 * -|151st Generation =

Asahina Miru - Sempai

Kashita Miyagi - Sempai

Ashley Snow - Sempai

Masuda Akari - Sempai Kimura Shouta - Mei's older brother.
 * -|Family=

Etymology
Kimura (木村): "Kimura" means Tree Village, with '木' meaning 'Tree' and '村' meaning 'Village'

Mei (めい): The meaning of Mei, since it is written in Hiragana, is unknown.

Quotes

 * "The princess character of AKB0048, 152nd generation understudy, called Mei-chan and KimuMei, I am Kimura Mei." - Mei's catchphrase

Achievements

 * -|Senbatsu Sousenkyo=
 * -|AKBingo!=
 * -|Jyanken Taikai=

Trivia

 * Mei shares her surname with the fake AKB member Kimura Ai who was created in an experiment to see if the members knew who were a part of AKB and who weren't in AKBingo!
 * This statement is also true for Takayama Ai, except for her it's her given name.
 * In the Majisuka Gakuen 00 adaption, Mei plays one of the main characters, Hime, who is very similar to Mei's onstage personality.
 * Mei's very first appearance on the wiki - when it comes to images - was also as her Majisuka Gakuen character.